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• Hazrat Ali (a.s.) has said that Tooba is a tree in the Heaven the roots of which are in
the Prophet’s house and a branch in every momin’s residence.. Whatever a momin
wishes to have, the branch of the tree would provide him. The girth of Tooba is so
wide that if a rider goes around, at great speed for one hundred years, he wouldn’t
reach from one end to the other. The tree is so tall that if a crow flies from one branch
and keeps flying all its life, it would drop dead but wouldn’t reach the top of the tree.”
Then Hazrat Ali (a.s.) also said, “ O people! Endeavor to get the shadow of the tree of
Tooba!”
• In another tradition it is mentioned that there is a tree in the Heaven on which Hillay (
the Heavenly Garments) are produced. Under this tree appear white steeds with
harness and stirrups. These horses will have wings. The will be free of the need of
passing the feces. The momins would ride these horses and travel flying to wherever
they wish to go. Momins of lower category will see this and say, “ O Allah! For what
you have rewarded them with this bounty?” Allah will reply,” They shunned their
nights’ rest to offer supplication to Me! They used to fast during the days, they did
Jehad with my enemies and used to spend their wealth in My way!” The leaf of the
tree of Tooba will be so wide that under it’s shade the entire following of one Prophet
(a.s.) could assemble.
• It is narrated that the Prophet of Islam (a.s.) used to smell Hazrat Fatima Zehra (a.s.)
very often
Hazrat Ayesha didn’t like this practice of the Prophet (a.s.). Once she asked the
Prophet (a.s.) why he did this. The Prophet (a.s.) replied, “ O Ayesha! On the Night of
Meraj I had been to the Firmament. Jibrael took me near the Tree of Tooba. He gave
me the fruit from the tree. I ate it. That introduced the sperm in my backbone. When I
returned to the earth, I mated with Khadija (a.s.) and she bore Fatima (a.s.). I get the
fragrance of the Tree of Tooba from Fatima (a.s.).” The Prophet (a.s.) added, “ Fatima
(a.s.) has the nature of the houris and the features of a human being. Whenever I think
of the Heaven, I smell Fatima (a.s.). She effuses the fragrance of the Heaven!”
• Abdullah bin Abbas narrates that the Prophet of Allah (a.s.) has said, “ In the
Heaven a ring of rubies is suspended on a tablet of gold. When this ring strikes the
tablet it produces sound like saying “Ya Ali (a.s.)”.
• It is narrated by Imam Jafar e Sadiq (a.s.) that the Prophet of Allah (a.s.) has
said,” The night I went for Meraj and entered the Heaven, I noticed some angels
busy at construction work. They were alternatively putting on a golden and a
silver brick. In between they took some respite. I asked them as to why they were
stopping work periodically. They said that they were stopping the work for the
arrival of the binding material. The Prophet (a.s.) asked, “ What is that binding
material?” They replied, “ It is the recitation of the momin on the rosary of the
words: Subhan Allah wal hamdu Lillah wa la ilaha ilAllahu wa Allahu Akbar.”
When a momin recites these words we commence our work. When he stops his
recitation we stop our work.”
• Jabir bin Abdallah narrates that the Prophet (a.s.) has said, “ On the door of the
Heaven it is inscribed,’ la ilaha Il Allahu Mohammedun rasoolullahi Aliun akhoo
rasoolillah- there is no god but Allah, Mohammed is his Prophet (a.s.)t and
Ali(a.s.) is the Prophet’s brother.” This inscription was there on the firmament a
thousand years before the earth was created. In the Heaven Allah has created a